Various - J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1984In the years following the World War Two, Japan developed one of the most insatiable, dynamic and diverse markets for jazz. For a crucial period of little over a decade from the late 1960s to the early 1980s Japanese jazz culture progressed at an astonishing rate, producing an extraordinary array of artists, recordings and record labels that created some of the most forward thinking and impressive jazz to be committed to tape. This amazing journey is

and has also landed on FLASH and Nechto

Kirby took a wrong turn and got lost among the hills

On the flip the truly epic

when listening to this family BBQ jam

Facundo explains “In the 1980’s Japanese ambient producers experimented with hardware sequencers and computer sequencers on the Atari ST

it’s clearly so inspiring

As part of the fabled 1500 Series begun in 1956

DJ Support:

Serge Gainsbourg and Ennio Morricone

Jerome Derradji and Past Due Records are proud to officially reissue this most wanted Captain Sky 12 for the first time

Last of all comes some cheeky garage swing and swagger courtesy of DAN T's' nice dry 'Hold Me'

Our second LP this month is an unreleased magical modern soul LP from the band Coast To Coast